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Explain how Shirk negates the principle of Tawḥīd.

Explain how Shirk negates the principle of Tawḥīd.
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    Explanation:
    *Getting involved in Shirk means working against the belief in the Oneness of Allah.
    *There are two types of - Major and Minor.
    *Involvement in major Shirk completely takes one out of the fold of Islam.
    *Examples of major Shirk include Idol- worship, Hero worship and Ancestral worship.k
    *A person involved in Shirk is known as a Mushrik i.e. a Polytheist
    *A Mushrik neither prays nor encourages Ṣalāt observance.
    *He does not also believe in the institution of Zakāt.
    *The institutions of Hajj and Ṣawm will also mean nothing to a Mushrik.
    *>Examples of minor Shirk include arrogance and showing off.

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